Comments on: U2′s GOYB video not quite ready…

By: fred

fred — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:21:12 +0000

you can still check it in my blog:

http://www.i-have-heard.blogspot.com

go there and leave a comment

By: Jer

Jer — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:03:37 +0000

Looks like there were legal issues involved after all. According to U2.com it had to do with the watermarks and “legal issues”: “if you saw that ruff-cut the give-away was the watermark copyright details in some of the images. Turns out there were legal issues involved” And they’re ticked about the leak of the “rogue copy”, so it’s not a conspiracy to amp up the hype for the video, either: “Word is that everyone was pretty fed up about an unfinished bootleg leaking out before the production team had finished their work.”

By: Silvrlvr

Silvrlvr — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:22:56 +0000

@keir, on the other hand, Getty Images and the other stock companies are professional to deal with, if you do business with them regularly. The Getty web site is super easy to navigate if you have an account with them, and the Getty folks have been good to bloggers over the years.

I also wonder how the “rogue” copy got out. I suspect somebody who had a copy of it and was susequently told to hold onto it might be the culprit. At least two Web sites (the Irish Independent and ITV) would have had an advance look at the vid, since they were both scheduled to post it, and you know something like that would probably get passed round interoffice.

By: Bakerboy

Bakerboy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:05:55 +0000

Ah…..fitting isn’t it? It’s always about the nipple. Reminds me of a Superbowl a while back where Janet Jackson was…..

By: purplefish

purplefish — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:45:52 +0000

think there was also a problem with bono’s lip synch . .. unless i’m mistaken (heh, its happened before) he appears to be saying blowing up instead of growing up at one point. . . be interesting to see what the final released version of the vid is like . . . fingers crossed the differences won’t be too apparent

By: mbeano

mbeano — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:24:20 +0000

NO NIPPLE ON THE HORIZON

By: burger

burger — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:14:02 +0000

aww..come on! we got to see side-nipple in ‘with or without you’…why not here?

By: lordache

lordache — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:07:01 +0000

yeah dude its definitely because the nipple

By: u2rock

u2rock — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:01:46 +0000

video can be viewed @ u2jam if your quick

By: Watts

Watts — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:26:36 +0000

I noticed the watermarks from Getty…. I thought they were there on purpose, that U2 was playing on it while using all those images… ZooTV kinda thing… who owns art/stealing from the thieves. Placemarkers, harumpf! I say keep ‘em, and don’t pay royalties, just to be rock’n'roll about it.
Thanks for the leak, and the nip! Best U2 video in ages.